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palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1181
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:09 am: |  |
An alembic (or alambic) is also used to "moonshine" I believe our US brothers call it in old days.
Adriaan ...I saw that too.
PTBO |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1182
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:24 am: | |
Ho David ...the concept to use Titles of songs were an Alembic bass was used in as tagline a good concept. Maybe too intellectualistic??
But ...well ...that's how I am...
Paul TBO |
bassman10096
Advanced Member
Username: bassman10096
Post Number: 235
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 4:40 am: | |
Without speaking for (and embarrassing) the whole of American persons (just my illiterate self), I think the word "alembic" is pretty obscure. Further, until I looked a bit further because of my interest in Alembic instuments, my meager understanding of the word was that it was associated most closely with the admirable practice of alchemy - principally conversion of non-gold substances to gold. Actually (did I grow up in a linguistic BARNYARD!?!) my understanding that an "alembic" was a still did not really take root until after extensive, systematic research -- mostly in the form of noticing the Ebay listings that come up under "alembic" but are not basses, guitars or preamps.
I'm not confident (again, my humble, illiterate opinion) that others on this side of the pond would make the connection between "Alembic" to distilling drinkable beverages.
Bill the ignorant one |
keavin
Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 54
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 6:04 am: | |
to break it all down in a musical instrument sence, all of impurities,hath been removed,the pickups are ceramicmagnetic,(eliminating harmonic distortion)producing a purer signal, (cleanest possible tone)w/addition to high quality onboard pre-amps topped off w/the most exotic woods , adding all these ingredients,the purest of them all could only add up to being (a distilled musical instrument) ,thus the alembic is born! |
senmen
Advanced Member
Username: senmen
Post Number: 235
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 6:36 am: | |
David,
it is rather hard to find a line Who or JE related.
Maybe:
ALEMBIC - the real me.......
Oliver (Spyderman) |
cdf
Member
Username: cdf
Post Number: 61
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 8:01 am: | |
Ok here's a couple of thoughts. I apologize (make excuses) in advance, very little sleep due to work the last couple days and today the building where my office is located has, all morning, been calibrating the Fire Alarm to find the most headache inducing pitch. They are getting closer all the time. Anyway here are some song related lines from Alembicized bands, some direct some paraphrased:
"If you get confused, listen to the music play"
Come hear Uncle Ron's Bass
"Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of are own"
Its a bass beyond description
Spend my days with a bass unkind,
Now I'm Goin' to California an Alembic will be mine
See Me
Touch Me
Hear Me
-Alembic Beckons
Don't you want some bass to love
"My Best Friend"
-Alembic
And some non-song related paraphrases:
Bassic Instinct
Give in to your Bass-er needs
Beyond Custom
Beyond Description
Beyond Belief
When you care enough to play the very best
Well not too original, but maybe after a proper nights sleep something better may come to mind.
This is a fun thread, there have been some great entries.
Court (the sleep deprived one) |
dean_m
Advanced Member
Username: dean_m
Post Number: 289
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:11 pm: | |
Hey,
Remember the movie with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.... You all know the one.....
BASSic Instinct!!!!!
Sorry, I'm tired.
FYI- I'll be offline for about 10 days so I apologize in advance for not getting back to anyone. I'm going to LA and I don't have a laptop yet.
Peace,
Dino |
bracheen
Advanced Member
Username: bracheen
Post Number: 309
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 1:44 pm: | |
Dino, have a safe trip there and back.
Hey Oliver, how about "Mama's got a Series, Daddy never sleeps at night"
Sam |
dean_m
Advanced Member
Username: dean_m
Post Number: 290
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 2:42 pm: | |
Thanks Sam,
I just thought about that last post. That could be the title of a blues tune...
"I'm going to LA and I aint got a laptop yet"
Peace,
Dino |
davehouck
Senior Member
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 454
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 2:55 pm: | |
Dino, I looked it up; it's against the rules to use the word "laptop" in a blues tune. |
811952
Intermediate Member
Username: 811952
Post Number: 126
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 6:04 pm: | |
Replace laptop with lapdance and you've got your tune... |
dadabass2001
Member
Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 85
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 5:14 am: | |
Martin Mull: "Well I got so upset this morning... I threw my drink across the lawn" (walk to IV and repeat)
I think he called it the suburban white boy blues.
Mike |
dnburgess
Advanced Member
Username: dnburgess
Post Number: 206
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:23 am: | |
The winner is Michael Moore - aka Groovelines - for:
"Things to do today: wake up, play, go back to bed"
I'll post a copy of the ad ASAP. |
valvil
Moderator
Username: valvil
Post Number: 382
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 4:36 pm: | |
I think you ought to run the ad on 2 pages...on the first one the slogan should be in Elvish (I bet Ken would love to translate it), on the second one translated into English...keep 'em guessing...
Valentino |
dnburgess
Advanced Member
Username: dnburgess
Post Number: 213
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 5:50 am: | |
Here's the finished ad - will run in issue 40 of Australian Guitar. Thanks everyone for your input. |
keavin
Intermediate Member
Username: keavin
Post Number: 172
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 6:52 am: | |
hey man thats far out!!!!,and thats the perfect bass to post! |
dadabass2001
Intermediate Member
Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 104
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 7:46 am: | |
Truely a great looking ad, a a great tag! good job Groovelines and dn
Wave that flag (Alembic)
Mike |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1244
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 9:20 am: | |
Hurrah!!!!
Long live us!!!
Well done David.
Paul the bad one
PS: isn't it "basses" in stead of "bases"???? |
dnburgess
Advanced Member
Username: dnburgess
Post Number: 214
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 2:41 pm: | |
Paul - well spotted - I can't tell you how many times that has been proof read. Grrr. Looks like you just landed a new job as my unofficial proof reader. |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1247
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 3:02 pm: | |
Oh ...uhuh ...I just got "lucky" (yeah right) I guess. Sean the mosd auwfool tings Ai rite!
PTBO |
hollis
Intermediate Member
Username: hollis
Post Number: 109
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 2:09 pm: | |
Great ad!
Good securing of the horse-less barn's door PTBO! LOL!!!!!! |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1253
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 2:54 pm: | |
My dear friend Hollis ...you lost me there?!?!?!?! Did I close a barn without a door? Or did I am a horse that left the barn through a left open door?? Or are there no horses at all an am I ....that *&%><)_@#@%$":_()*&%$#@ US lingo. |
hollis
Intermediate Member
Username: hollis
Post Number: 110
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:15 pm: | |
Hi Paul,
The saying goes: Closing the barn door after all the horses have left the barn....
It's something that my government is very well versed in.
BTW, as long as I'm around, there will always be a horses ass.... LOL! |
kenbass4
Member
Username: kenbass4
Post Number: 94
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:17 pm: | |
Paul TBO,
What he means is, you've closed the barn door AFTER the horses have escaped. (ie, too late)
Ken (TEO) |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1254
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:24 pm: | |
wooooooooooops ... I hoped David showed it as a test. Ommygod. So everyting was done yet?!?!
I still feels like a moron.
Paul the bad one
Hollis ...don't start me comparing asses LOL |
adriaan
Intermediate Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 171
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:25 pm: | |
You Americans take all the water out of the well after the calf has drowned! |
bracheen
Advanced Member
Username: bracheen
Post Number: 362
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:35 pm: | |
If it can't be cured with butter or whiskey, it can't be cured.
Not the same meaning but a good proverb. |
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic
Post Number: 1255
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 3:50 pm: | |
Sam ...the longer I hear you I strongly believe that in another live I've been an Irish.
PTBO
oh ...huh ...and now Belgian ...next time ...an elephant perhaps ...good ...than I can produce those ELF-tones by myself!!! |
dnburgess
Advanced Member
Username: dnburgess
Post Number: 216
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 5:55 am: | |
It looks like the horse was a bit slow leaving the barn and thanks to Paul TBO the door has been secured with the horse still safely within. Phew. |
dela217
Advanced Member
Username: dela217
Post Number: 327
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 6:15 am: | |
One of my co workers uses the phrase:
It's like closing the barn door after the horses have eaten all the children.
I kinda like that one. |
dela217
Advanced Member
Username: dela217
Post Number: 328
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 6:15 am: | |
One of my co workers uses the phrase:
It's like closing the barn door after the horses have eaten the children.
I kinda like that one. |
dela217
Advanced Member
Username: dela217
Post Number: 329
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 6:17 am: | |
Posted twice! I think my computer is broken.
(Message edited by dela217 on April 06, 2004) |
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